However, former Liverpool defender Lawrenson believes the Reds just got lucky after McCarthy’s unfortunate slip handed the visitors a route back into the Premier League clash in London.

“Klopp’s hand was forced because his side were a goal and a man down with half an hour left, and he had to gamble,” Lawrenson told BBC Sport.

“It looks good because it came off but, if Palace keeper Alex McCarthy had not slipped to gift them an equaliser, I did not see Liverpool scoring at all.

“Until then, they had been very ordinary. They did not even manage a shot on target until the 65th minute and, after they had been so good against Manchester City on Wednesday, it was a performance that summed up their inconsistent season.

“Sometimes in football you just get a break, and that slip was Liverpool’s.”